Google expands its AI news program as CNN and Axios sign on

CNN's multi-year licensing deal headlines a wave of publishers joining Google's News AI pilot, which now spans more than 400 publications Google ’s experiment in paying publishers to feed its AI has gained some big names. CNN, Axios, the Financial Times and Forbes are among the newest participants in the company’s News AI pilot program. The headliner is CNN. On October 15, 2026, the network announced a multi-year partnership with Google to license its content for experimental generative AI features across Google products. The deal is built around compensation. CNN gets paid for granting Google expanded rights to its content, and the two sides will explore new ways to connect audiences with CNN’s reporting. How much money is involved remains unknown. Neither company disclosed financial terms.

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